The Habit of Criticizing Others (Ta o soshiru kuse 他を誹る癖), from the series “Seven Bad Habits” (Nakute nana kuse なくて七癖)
The Habit of Criticizing Others (Ta o soshiru kuse 他を誹る癖), from the series “Seven Bad Habits” (Nakute nana kuse なくて七癖)

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The Habit of Criticizing Others (Ta o soshiru kuse 他を誹る癖), from the series “Seven Bad Habits” (Nakute nana kuse なくて七癖),

ca. 1797 [Kansei 9]

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, 1753–1806, born Kawagoe, Japan, active and died Tokyo [Edo], Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1946-388

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Title
The Habit of Criticizing Others (Ta o soshiru kuse 他を誹る癖), from the series “Seven Bad Habits” (Nakute nana kuse なくて七癖)
Dates

ca. 1797 [Kansei 9]

Maker
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban format); ink, mica, and color on paper
Dimensions
sheet trimmed to block: 38.4 x 25.3 cm. (15 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.) mount: 50.4 x 34.5 cm. (19 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.) mat: 55.8 x 40.6 cm. (21 15/16 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Professor C.R. Hall, for the Laura P. Hall Memorial Collection
Object Number
x1946-388
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints, oban, prints
Materials
mica, oban, color, paper, ink
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
women, courtesans, figures (representations), letters (correspondence)

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